Apple iMac 8,1 2GB RAM, circa 2008
by Snickle-Fritz from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4R318)
Just wanted to share a victory.
Managed to get Linux as the only OS on a late 2008 iMac - 8,1 2GB RAM
Running Manjaro 18.1.0 XFCE
I tried Linux Mint initially with no success, as I'm more of a Debian-based booster and it's my typical go to for older machines.
Following issues with usb bootability for install (Mac EFI the culprit?), solved via using good old Physical DVDs to boot for compatibility. Also replaced the OS X bootloader (to the best of my understanding) - using rEFInd
Boots into a usable state in 2 minutes.
Runs a little RAM heavy out of the box - around 670MB approx. The core duo processor in this model is doing fine while playing 4K YouTube.
Great looking Kitchen PC. Now I need to tweak the Bluetooth to get it working with my speakers and get my joystick recognized for some classic games.
Update: WiFi is showing networks but I haven't got it to associate to an AP yet. Also, I turned the screen brightness down with XFCE to 0 and now I can't view the screen at all lol. Booting from a live cd to see if I can sort that out.
Managed to get Linux as the only OS on a late 2008 iMac - 8,1 2GB RAM
Running Manjaro 18.1.0 XFCE
I tried Linux Mint initially with no success, as I'm more of a Debian-based booster and it's my typical go to for older machines.
Following issues with usb bootability for install (Mac EFI the culprit?), solved via using good old Physical DVDs to boot for compatibility. Also replaced the OS X bootloader (to the best of my understanding) - using rEFInd
Boots into a usable state in 2 minutes.
Runs a little RAM heavy out of the box - around 670MB approx. The core duo processor in this model is doing fine while playing 4K YouTube.
Great looking Kitchen PC. Now I need to tweak the Bluetooth to get it working with my speakers and get my joystick recognized for some classic games.
Update: WiFi is showing networks but I haven't got it to associate to an AP yet. Also, I turned the screen brightness down with XFCE to 0 and now I can't view the screen at all lol. Booting from a live cd to see if I can sort that out.